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10 Shillings English - Afrikaans
| Issuer | South African Reserve Bank |
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| Year | 1948-1959 |
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| Value | 10 Shillings (1/2) |
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| Obverse description | A circular intaglio vignette of Jan van Riebeeck is positioned to the left, set against a fine guilloche underprint in brown. The bilingual denomination occupies the centre in large letterpress text, with 'TEN SHILLINGS' above 'TIEN SJELINGS', flanked by numeral value indicators at the upper right and lower left corners. The promise-to-pay legends in both English and Afrikaans appear above the denomination, with signature lines for the Governor and President, the place of issue, and the bilingual bank name inscribed below. |
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| Obverse lettering | SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK SUID-AFRIKAANSE RESERWEBANK TEN SHILLINGS TIEN SJELINGS I promise to pay the Bearer on demand at Pretoria. Ek beloof op aanvraag te betaal aan toonder te Pretoria. For the South African Reserve Bank. Vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank. Pretoria Governor. President. |
| Reverse description | A central intaglio vignette of a lion passant with a fasces, derived from the South African coat of arms, is rendered in brown on a light guilloche ground. The bilingual bank name appears in vertical columns to either side of the central device. The denomination is expressed in a symmetrical two-line bilingual format, with 'TEN' and 'TIEN' at the top and 'SHILLINGS' and 'SJELINGS' at the foot, flanking the central vignette. |
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